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His man had an incomparable wit, famous for his learning, as appeareth by his writings, renouned for his travels through Germany, Italie, France, England, and Turkie, where he lived even years, he was very zealous, deerving reverence even for his age, (for he was eventy years old) eminent alo in regard of his places of preferment. For under Rodolphus he was a Counellor, and was called to the place of one of the Directors of the reformed Conitory, and Academie. By Mathias he was made a Counellor, and by the Order, Director of the Kingdome in the vacancy, until a King was elected. Latly he was Preident of the Court of Appeales, the glory of his Country, and the bright hining tarre of the Church; he was none that Lorded it over his inferiors, but was rather a Father to them. In a word, he was right deare both to God and man. 2. After